Automatic reversing motor toy.



H. T. KINGSBURY & M. J. KIDDER.

AUTOMATIU REVERSING MOTOR TOY.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1 909.

Patented July 5, 1910.

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H. T. KINGSBURY 6/: M. J. KIDDE R.

AUTOMATIC REVERSING MOTOR TOY. APPLIUATION FILED NOV. 4, 1909.

Patented July 5, 1910.

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QR mmm 3&3 4 440 O? M H. T. KINGSBURY & M. J. KIDDER.

AUTOMATIG REVERSH'IG MOTOR TOY.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 4, 1909.

Patented July 5, 1910.

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To all whomt't may concern: a

-Be it known that we, HARRY T.KINGS- BURY and MELVIN United? States, residingat Keene, in the county of Cheshire, State of New Hamp scription, reference automatically.

J. KIDDER, citizens of the shire, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in Automatic Reversing Motor Toys, of which the following is a debeing had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters. of reference marked thereon.

Our invention relates to an improvement in toys and particularly to a motor driven wheeled toy having means whereby on the striking of an obstacle by either end of the toy its: direction of movement is reversed The invention consists in the matters herewith described and referred to in the appended claims.

In the accompanyin illustrate the invention Figure 1, is a side elevation of a toy embodying the same. Fig. 2 is a top plan view. Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view. Fig. 4 is a rear end view. Fig. 5 is a bottom plan of the rear truck with the bottom motor covering plate removed. Fig. 6 is a top plan view of the rear truck with drawings which the upper casing removed. Fig. 7 is a bot of a detail. Fig. 10

of a toy of suitable tom plan of the rear. truck. .Fig. 8 is a cross section of Fig. 6. Fig. 9 is a top plan view is a plan View of the slide which is shifted when an obstacle is struck and Fig. 11 is a side view of the same.

In these drawings A represents the body construction. B is the front truck and C the'rear truck. The rear truck carries'the barrel casin inclosing the motor, which consists o the spring a the wheel shafts b the rack c, and the small gear d on one of the wheel shafts, the winding key e and the usual pawl and ratchet mechanism f. It will be noticed that only one of the wheels is driven by the motor, the other being a traction wheel, and therefore the tendency of the motor truck is to rotate around its central pivot g. This bodily rotation of the truck is prevented by providing projections DE on top of the motor casing which are adapted to come into engagement with a projection F, carried on the sliding plate G connected b link It, with the buffers 2' on the front an rear of the toy. It will be seen therefore that I KIDDER,.OF KEENE, KIDDER ASSIGNOR '1 i when the slide is arranged in its forward is farther from 'tance from the center Patented July 5,1e1o.

position .the stop D. whic the center-of the motor casin than the projection E, is in the positions own in Fig. 1, bearing against the stop F. When in this position the axis of the rear truck transverse to the body so that the stop F preventing the rotar movement of the motor truck casing. hen an obstacle is struck by the forward bufi'er '5 the slide G. is moved to' the rear to the position shown in dotted lines in Fi 1, the stop F being therefore gagement withthe projection D to the posit1on shown in dotted lines in Fi 1. The motor truck then rotates aroun its axis until. the projection. E which is a less disthan D, engages the stop F in its new position and the 'toymoves off in areverse direction until another obstacle is struck by the rear bufler, when the forward movement takes place again.

We claim- 1. In a motor toy, wheeled axle supporting the same, said truck being pivoted on an axis perpendicular to the axle, with means tending to rotate it constantly on its axis, and'means for limiting the rotary motion of said truck to cause it to travel 'in a definite direction.

wheeled axle supporting the same, said truck being pivoted on an axis perpendicw lar to the axle, with means-tending to rotate it constantly on its axis, and means for limiting the rotary motion of said truck, to cause it to travel in a definite direction,

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and means for shifting the position of the limltlng means.

In a motor toy, a motor truck, a

wheeled axle supporting the same, said truck being pivoted on an axis perpendicular to the axle, with means tending to rotate it constantly on its axis, and means for limiting the rotarymotion of said truck to cause it to travel in a definite direction, and means controlled by the striking of an obstaclefor shifting the position of the limiting means.

In a. motor toy, a motor truck, a

is directly. the toy is propelled straight m a forward direction,

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wheeled axle supporting the same, said truck being pivoted on an axis perpendicular to the axle, with means tending to rotate it constantly on its axis, a'shifting obstacle controlled stop, and projections carried by on the motof truck an a wheeled axle supporting the same,

truck being the motor truck respectively engagingfthe said stop. J,

5. In a motor toy, a. motor truck, a wheeled axle sup rting the same, S l11d truck being ivote on an axis pe rpendlcular to the ex e, with means tend 1ng to rotate it; constantly on its axis, pro ect1ons substantially diametricall opposite each other at varying distances from the center, an a shifting obstacle operated sto adapted to be respectively engaged by e pro ections.

6. In a motor toy, a motor truck, 3

sa1 ivoted on an axis perpendicular'to the a e, having means for sw1ng1ng the truck on 1ts axis, thus efiectlng a reversal of the direction of movement of the truck, and obstacle .enelgsafiing means for controlling the said rev 7. In a motor toy, a truck, a motor mounted thereon and operatively engaging one wheel of the truck, whereby the truck tends to'rotate constantly in one direction on an axis perpendicular tojzhe wheeled axle, pr jectionscarried b the motor casing, a movable stop control ed bythe striking of an obstacle to cooperate with the respective projections and prevent rotation of the truck on 1ts axis. y

8. In a motor toy, a truck, a wheeled axle sup ortin the same a motor casing carrie there y and pivoted on an axis perpendicular to the wheeled axle, a motor com- 

